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Population 600: a village in Rutland, East Midlands.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Great Casterton has no grades; its figures are still real. 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 14, with 1 at Grade I. The median home sold for £597,500.
The 3 things Great Casterton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Great Casterton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Great Casterton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 31%, below both Rutland’s towns (38%) and England’s towns (45%). The average household earns £66K a year before tax. 1.7% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 5 primary schools within 3 km: 65% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Casterton College Rutland’s results beat 76% of schools in England like it. Both of the town’s schools appear below. Some 934 pupils attend Great Casterton’s one primary and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Casterton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 77 | B− |
| Casterton College RutlandLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 857 | A− |
Council and housing-body homes hold 12% of households. 15% rent privately, below both Rutland’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £961 a month across the Rutland council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £722,324 | 21 |
| Semi-detached | £560,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The violent crime rate is 10 per 1,000 residents a year. Great Casterton logged 12 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 2 complaints of anti-social conduct. There were 1.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Rutland’s towns (2.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were a third of the crimes.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
A disability affects 13% of people in Great Casterton. At the census, 3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Rutland’s towns (3.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.6 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Great Casterton | Rutland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Great Casterton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. One scheduled monument lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Ages in Great Casterton split evenly at 41.9: half are older, half younger. 19% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 37% of adults, about level with Rutland’s towns (37%) and above England’s towns (34%).
45% women, 55% men
About 82 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Great Casterton | Rutland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 37% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Rutland and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Rutland, England
Great Casterton is a built-up area of 600 people, in the Rutland council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Casterton | 600 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stamford | 20,745 | 1.9 | A− | B+ | C+ | B |
| Ryhall | 1,444 | 2.4 | — | A | A | A |
| Ketton | 1,618 | 3.3 | — | B | A− | A |
| Easton on the Hill | 1,096 | 3.3 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Barnack | 1,007 | 5.5 | — | C | C+ | A− |
| Wittering | 2,678 | 5.7 | A+ | A− | B | A− |
| Clipsham | 1,150 | 5.7 | — | A | A+ | B |
Ryhall, Ketton, Easton on the Hill, Barnack and Clipsham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
By type: semi-detached houses £560,000 and detached houses £722,324.
That is 9.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Great Casterton is £2,710 for 2026–27, more than in 96% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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